The Faroe Islands witnessed a mass killing of over 700 whales and dolphins in a traditional hunt. This ancient practice, known as the 'grind', has drawn sharp criticism from animal rights groups. Authorities defend it as a regulated cultural tradition and a sustainable food source. The event highlights a deep divide between tradition and modern conservation concerns.

The 'grindadrap' is a Viking tradition that sees pilot whales and dolphins encircled and driven into shallow waters with boats where they are then slaughtered by fishermen.

Caçadas conhecidas como grind, em território da Dinamarca, provocaram condenação internacional após relatos de sofrimento prolongado dos animais e falhas nos procedimentos

** Warning: Graphic Content ** More than 70 British MPs have called on the UK government to push to ban the hunts

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Shocking images of the latest harrowing hunt show the lifeless bodies of hundreds of whales and dolphins in the bloody ocean as children watch

More than 700 cetaceans, including pilot whales and dolphins, were killed in three separate drive hunts across the Faroe Islands on May 28.

The Faroe Islands witnessed a mass killing of over 700 whales and dolphins in a traditional hunt. This ancient practice, known as the 'grind', has drawn sharp criticism from…